CTS
CTS Corporation
CTS has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
CTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CTS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
CTS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 21x | $61.01 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $54.94 | -10% |
| Current | 24x | $61.01 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $62.16 | +1.9% |
| Expensive | 29x | $73.78 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CTS's PE is in its fair range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CTS, with profitability improving.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.85 | +13% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.53 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.38 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.34 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.19 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.96 | +1% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.11 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.97 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.89 | -1.6% |
CTS has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
CTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $149.6M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $144.8M | +7% |
| Q1 2026 | $139.2M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $137.3M | +7.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $143M | +8% |
| Q2 2025 | $135.3M | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $125.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2024 | $127.4M | +2.2% |
CTS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.9 points |
CTS has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $41.1M | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $26M | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $24.2M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.1M | +67% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1M | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.9M | -31% |
CTS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $108M over the past year, up 35% from the year before.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over CTS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -710K shares |
| 3 years | -8.2% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -3.5M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -4.2M shares |
CTS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $8.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $16.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $7.8M |
CTS spent $32M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% from the year before.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
CTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
CTS has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
CTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.7 | Neutral |
CTS's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 50 (neutral).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
CTS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CTS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 28x | 13% below |
| PE % | 43 | 35 | 8 pts above |
CTS is trading at 24x earnings, a 13% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $58.3 | 4.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $59.4 | 2.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $55.8 | 9.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $49.4 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $47.6 | 28% above |
CTS has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
CTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.6 | $33.7 | +14% |
| 2021 | $33.7 | $36.3 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $36.3 | $38.9 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | $38.9 | $43.7 | +12% |
| 2024 | $43.7 | $53.1 | +21% |
| 2025 | $53.1 | $44.5 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $44.5 | $61.0 | +37% |
CTS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 37% so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over CTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.